Feed and Feeding Practices in Aquaculture

ISBN-13: 9780128215982 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 432 str.

D. Allen Davis

Spis treści

Part 1: Feed and fertiliser in aquaculture: an overview
1. Overview of aquaculture feeds: global impacts of ingredient use
2. Fertilizers in aquaculture
3. Nutritional requirements of cultured fish: formulating nutritionally adequate feeds
4. Complete feeds-intensive systems
5. Regulatory aspects of compound feed in aquaculture

Part 2: Feed ingredients, production and processing
6. Quality control of feed ingredients for aquaculture
7. Additives in aquafeed: an overview
8. Replacing fishmeal and fish oil in industrial aquafeeds for carnivorous fish
9. Use of pre- and probiotics in finfish aquaculture
10. Safety of medical feed additives in the food chain
11. Using feed to enhance the color quality of fish and crustaceans
12. Storage and handling of feeds for fish and shrimp

Part 3: Feeding strategies and environmental impact
13. Feeding in hatcheries
14. Feeding equipment
15. Environmental impact of phosphorus and nitrogen from aquaculture

O autorze

Dr. D. Allen Davis, Alumni Professor, School of Fisheries and Aquaculture and Aquatic Science, Auburn University. Dr. Davis has ~30 years of experience in fishery research. He's received 12 prestigious awards including most recently, the Directors Research Award and Guthrie Award for Achievement in International Agriculture. He has published over ~169 publication cited 2084 times and is a frequent speaker at conferences. His research has improved technologies for the culture of marine and freshwater species for stock enhancement and aquaculture. His primary emphasis is on graduate student education, the development and improvement of commercial feeds and feed management strategies, as well as providing continuing education opportunities to the industry.